The 6th parole hearing for my Jeremy's killer is tomorrow. click here
Frank G. Carrington, "Neither Cruel Nor Unusual Punishment":
Year ----Executions -----Number of homicides
1955----76----7,000+
1960----56----8,000+
1966----1----10,000+
1972----0----18,000+
1975----0----20,000+
1993----38----24,562 BJS
1994----31----23,305 BJS
1995----56----20,347 BJS
1996----45----19,645 BJS
1997----74----18,209 BJS
1998----68----16,914 BJS